Azed 2426

[Farrwest]

Just two to go -
16a. White wine keeping cold cooper's bottled (8) ?RO?E?CO
34a. Overseers won't need diplomates for this 'royal' measure (5) RE?E?
and finally for those who have the crossword is 11a droop and if so how?

[Captain2]

Prosecco

[Farrwest]

Thanks Captain2. That didn't turn up in any of my references!

[Spoffy]

34a is FOREMEN ('overseers') without FO (Foreign Office, 'diplomats').

In 11a ROUGH DESPERADO re-arranged ('broke') can make SEE HARD-UP DROOG.

[Farrwest]

Thanks Spoffy. That just leaves the first letter in 24d. Is it a c or a d - neither makes any sense to me!

[Spoffy]

The wordplay involves a word for pieces (as in chess) being contained by an anagram ('transposed') of ETC. Regarding the definition, see lute[2] in Chambers).

[Farrwest]

Thanks again Spoffy.